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Come and join me on an imaginary Caribbean Cruise with 3 beaded shawls to knit. Sweet-scented Frangipani flowers will meet us at the first stop, followed by a fresh Tropical Morning, and finally we will say goodbye after enjoying the beautiful Caribbean Sunset.

Come and join me on a magical journey with three knitted shawls that will take you to a yarn tree in the Enchanted Forest, to Alice’s Wonderland and to the land of the fairies where you can meet a crafty princess.

Shawleidoscope is a collection of 7 shawls using more than one color. Most shawls are worked up in two colors and one shawl features a variegated yarn. You will never have to use more than one color on the same row.

I already had three different store-bought baby blankets but something was still missing. Nothing warms better than a handmade blanket. I designed and knitted this one for my sweet little daughter Lilla Gréta.

We travel to the peaceful quiet and winding roads of the country, with the changing colors of the season around us. Gentle rolling hills and twisting paths lead us into our journey. Travelling down the road with a cooler breeze along our hand and the peaceful quiet of the fields and forests, a country estate or bed-and-breakfast over the horizon...

We walk along the country path, watching the landscape and endless fields disappear in the distance around us and listen as the dirt crunches under our feet as we walk. The wildflowers that grow along the edge tickle our ankles and our fabrics flutter in the wind. As we approach our destination, the layers of color look frothy from their movemen...

Fireflies dancing around, hidden from sight, twisting intricate cables in their rhythm, driven to warm the wearer … secretly celebrating with their dance, onwards to warm another, dancing in the rhythm of the clinks of our needles and the motion of our hands, as we compose their melody.

Basic cables and garter stitch make this hat fun to work and great to look at. It comes in three sizes with easy-to-follow directions (both written and charted). The pattern has been tech edited and tested.

This cowl is easy and relaxing to work and yet has a bit of everything: knit and purl, lace and cables. The basic stitches and the intuitive pattern make it suitable even for an adventurous beginner but it has enough variety to keep the interest of those with more experience as well.

Once upon a time, there was a princess with magical needles, who loved to knit. She made the most beautiful shawls and people from all over the kingdom came to gaze upon them. One day, an evil witch visited her palace and became overcome with jealousy, seeing all that beauty, that she cast a horrible spell upon the princess’ needles. From ...

Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. The ladies wandering about among the beds of bright flowers wore the loveliest shawls, others were knitting from the most beautiful skeins she could imagine. ‘...

Once upon a time there was a girl who loved yarn but didn’t have enough at home (who has?). As her fairy godmother couldn’t see her so sad, she gave the girl a magical shawl and told her to set out and search for the Enchanted Forest. She walked for three days and three nights until she reached the most beautiful tree she had ever seen. While th...

Wisteria is one of the most adventurous shawls I have made so far. When I started the project, I didn’t have any elaborate plans, didn’t really know where I was going, I just wanted to use this pretty yarn, drew a simple chart and started knitting. I never thought much ahead, only drew one chart or a couple of rows at a time and trie...

Combining cable and lace stitches is always an exciting adventure for me. This shawl features a decorative cable and rib body and a border that catches the eye instantly. The cables of the body are like small brooks flowing into a river, they twist and turn until they become one of the defining elements of the border. These big cables are separa...

Crescent-shaped top-down shawl with an easy-to-work knit and purl body and a beautiful floral border. 3 sizes, charted and written directions. Available individually or as part of the Shawls to Dye for collection.

Glacia is worked from the bottom up, in the round up to the armholes and then back and forth in rows. The shoulders are joined with three needle bind-off. Sleeves worked from the top down, sleeve caps shaped with short rows. No seaming whatsoever.

I often visit local yarn stores when I travel. The skeins I buy on trips are always more special because the things I knit from them have a hidden story only I know. I found this gorgeous skein of Rowan Fine Art in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. Variegated hand-dyed yarns can be tricky to work with, they want your attention so much that more i...

Tasty and toasty: Macaron will keep you warm on cooler days. Easy to wear, a fast knit due to the large needle size, and an interesting one with the cable details running along the back, the sleeves and the pockets. Use the same color throughout for a more classic appearance or work the bands or even the cable pattern on the back in a contrastin...

Golden Hazel is a lovely autumnal shawl featuring my favourite design elements: leaves, lace and cables. Some experience in lace and cable knitting is required, however, the pattern contains basic lace and cable stitches only and looks more intricate than it really is. WS rows are always purled.

Relaxing garter stitch, a unique, exciting border and handspun yarns make Peacock Butterfly a really special project. Knit it in size small to use it as a scarf or in size medium or large for a shawl to cozy up with.

Lemon Thyme is a shawl for cable lovers: four slightly different yet harmoniously matching cable and eyelet patterns form the body of the shawl. The decorative cabled border is worked in a contrasting color.

This shawl brings you the blue summer sky with “feathery curtains stretching o’er the sun’s bright couch”. (Percy Bysshe Shelley) Choose other colors and watch your project turn into… a spring meadow with blooming flowers… a Japanese cherry orchard… just use your imagination and your shawl will tell its ...

Allover lace and cool bamboo yarn: the perfect combination for the summer. Dawn is a seamless lace tunic worked from the bottom up. No need to know how to increase or decrease in a lace pattern, everything is charted and written out for you.

The blossoms and almonds on the yoke and the delicate eyelet pattern on the body and sleeves give this cardigan a feminine, subtle, romantic look. It’s constructed seamlessly with careful attention to details. Charted and written-out instructions lead you easily through the steps of creating a garment that will warm your heart on cooler days.

eeeNote: this pattern was originally published in Knit Now. Though the end result is the same, the instructions are completely different. The self-published version contains charted and written instructions, as well as US and metric measurements.

Lovely lace and lots of leaves make this top-down half-circle shawl a beautiful accessory to wear and a fun project to knit. The pattern offers a variety of charts to work, yet they are easy to memorize; the shawl looks more intricate than it really is. Wrong-side rows are always purled. The pattern contains both charted and written out instruct...

Orange Peel is a triangular lace and cable shawl worked from the top down. I designed the shawl while on holiday; the cables of the first chart were inspired by the traditional cuckoo clocks in the Black Forest.

Crocus Garden is a triangular shawl with a garter stitch border worked from the top down using just one skein of a gorgeous sock yarn for size S and two skeins for size L. The stockinette stitch body shows up the beautiful color changes in the yarn, however, if you want to emphasize the crocuses, use a non-variegated yarn to direct more attentio...

The pattern contains two versions of the design: a sweet summer tee and a lacy long-sleeved pullover worked in the round from the top down. The samples were knitted in a gorgeous alpaca blend yarn, which can give warmth despite all those yarn-overs. If you want to wear the tee or the sweater in summer, I suggest choosing a cooler fibre (e.g. cot...

Rosebud is a seamless raglan cardigan worked from the bottom up. The stitch pattern consists of openwork diamonds spiced up with bobbles in the middle. The sample in the pictures was knitted in a cotton blend yarn, which is a perfect choice for spring or cool summer evenings. Choose cotton to add a lovely cardigan to your summer wardrobe. If kni...

Amethyst is a cable and lace triangular shawl knitted from the top down. The sample was knitted in worsted weight yarn and the pattern is written for 3 other yarn weights also. Moreover, as the “Lacy Gems” pattern on the body of the shawl can be worked with any number of repeats, you can knit your Amethyst in a different size than th...

Christian’s Scarf was originally knitted in worsted weight yarn, however, it can be knitted in other yarn weights as well. The stitch pattern is very simple but has enough variation to make it an enjoyable knit.

Mittens and fingerless mitts matching Selene Beret and Selene Beanie. The length of both versions is easily customizable. The pattern is basically written, the cable pattern has a charted version also.

I wanted to design a sweater for autumn which is truly in tune with the atmosphere of the season. The first things I thought of were wine and grape harvest. So I sat down and tried to create the texture. After a few tries, I managed to design the final version which can be seen on the sweater. I tried knitting bigger and fewer bobbles first but ...

The lace pattern of Wish Me Luck is based on the traditional Horseshoe lace – hence the name. The alpaca yarn ensures that the cardigan is soft and warm and adds to its simple elegance. Wearing Wish Me Luck, you can make an average day a bit more special – and who knows what more it is capable of with a name like this :)

Aura is the Greek goddess of the breeze and the fresh, cool air of early morning. I found her name perfect for this feminine sweater with an all-over simple but stylish lace pattern. The yarn used for the sample project is a beautiful soft and smooth cotton yarn, and I fell in love with this colour at first sight.

A lightweight, feminine vest in brilliant colours with a delicate fern lace pattern. It is designed in a way that you don’t have to decrease on the lace panels – they remain intact from the bottom to the top. Dark Forest is knitted in the round (up to the armholes) from the bottom up, without any seaming, even the shoulders are finished with 3-n...

Me and my husband visited Milan in March. One of the first places we went to was the Cathedral. I was taken aback by the beauty of it from the outside and from the inside as well. I decided to design a sweater that recalls memories of this architectural masterpiece and this beautiful city.

A decorative sweater with an eye-catching all-over leafy pattern that keeps you warm on the rainy days of spring, even if the yarn-overs make it a bit breezy. Choose another colour, and you can turn the sweater into “Autumn Leaves”:)